With a love for math and science, Emilie Harvey, CNM, had to decide between a career in engineering or medicine while in high school. “After a loved one of mine had surgery and I was put in a caregiving position temporarily, the answer was clear,” she says. In addition, her mother and a sister are both nurses. Emilie’s decision to... Read More about Emilie Harvey, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care

About Hannah As a Certified Nurse-Midwife, Hannah Yoder provides medical care related to women’s health and prenatal/postpartum care — and delivers babies. She was inspired to pursue a career in medicine during her high school anatomy class, where she became fascinated with the intricacies of the human body. After graduating, she spent a couple of months in Yemen shadowing a... Read More about Hannah Yoder, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care

Once upon a time, Melissa Holderread, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), started off as an English major in college. 00“I quickly realized that was a terrible mistake,” she said. “I called my mother in a panic, and while talking me down, she told me about a wonderful midwife she’d just met. This conversation brought back memories of midwives I’d read about... Read More about Melissa Holderread, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care

Laura received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and her master of science degree in nursing with a specialty in nurse midwifery from Frontier Nursing University in Hyden, Kentucky. She is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Laura, who has nearly three decades of nursing experience, is committed to... Read More about Laura Mabry, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care

Kristy received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Kalamazoo Valley Community College and master of science degree in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. She received her midwifery and doctorate degrees from Frontier Nursing University in Hyden, Kentucky. She is a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Her language skills in English and Spanish were particularly helpful... Read More about Kristin Kile, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care

About Michelle Michelle Wright has been with Beacon for 16 years. After starting her medical career as a Patient Care Assistant, she was encouraged and supported by everyone she worked with as she moved up the ladder. She’s been a Registered Nurse (Certified OB), a Specialty Nurse (maternal fetal medicine and OBGYN), a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room and... Read More about Michelle Wright, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care

Susana received her bachelor of science degree in nursing and her master of science degree in nursing and midwifery education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. During her clinical rotations at Carle Hospital, Greenville Regional Hospital and the University of Illinois Medical Center, Susana provided women's health and obstetrical services and education for women of various ethnic and social... Read More about Susana Diaz, CNM - Beacon Medical Group Midwifery Centered Care